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Amitabh Sinha Tags : shoes, make, point Posted: Tuesday , Apr 07, 2009 at 0839 hrs New Delhi:

Jarnail Singh has joined a growing list of people worldwide who have been trying to make their point through their shoes.

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With his headline-grabbing act on Tuesday, Dainik Jagran correspondent Jarnail Singh has joined a growing list of people worldwide who have been trying to make their point through their shoes.

•December 15, 2008: On his last visit to Iraq before leaving the US presidency, George Bush was addressing a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki in Baghdad when Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi stood up and threw two shoes, one by one, at him. Bush was able to duck them. Zaidi also shouted “This is your farewell kiss from Iraqi people, you dog”.

•February 3: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was delivering a speech at Cambridge University when a German student threw a shoe at him, apparently in protest against China’s policies in Tibet. The shoe landed on the stage, some distance away from the target.

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•February 5: Israel’s ambassador to Sweden Benny Dagan has been the only one to have been actually hit by the shoe thrown at him. He was delivering a speech at Stockholm University when a young woman threw her shoe at him. The shoe hit the ambassador in his stomach. Another protestor then joined in, hurling two books and notepad at Dagan. The protestors were expressing their unhappiness at Israel’s military action in Gaza.

•March 21: Supreme Court judge Arijit Pasayat was hearing a contempt petition against some members of a music school in Mumbai, when one of the accused women threw her sandal at him. The sandal missed its target.

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SHOE POLITICSBy: Niranjan | 10-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward FIRST SHOE HURLED BY A JOURNALIST AT BUSH HAS STARTED A VERY POOR AND DANGEROUS TREND. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR PEOPLE ARE VERY QUICK TO PICK UP ON SUCH STUPID THINGS. IF WE WANT TO EMULATE, LET US EMULATE BY GIVING A LONG PRISON SENTENCE TO THE SHOE THROWER. EVEN IF THEY ARE PISSED OFF AT A POLITICIAN, THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO THROW A SHOE OR ANYTHING EXCEPT WORDS BY THEIR PEN FOR THAT MATTER. I HOPE THE GOVT. WILL COME DOWN HARD ON SUCH SHOE THROWERS.

Congress needs to be shoed out of powerBy: Sona | 08-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward Congress is one of the most divisive and communal party. They can stoop down to any level to appease a population of approx 17 crore and still addressed them as minority. This party has been ruining the country since long and after their present chairperson took the reins the party has become a home to puppets. As said in earlier comments that MMS is one of the respected leaders, i pity the understanding of the writer. Since a man who has never won a single election in his life time is not worth even calling a leader. The congress needs to be shoed away lest they divide us further.

MinorityBy: Guru | 08-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward Population might be 17 crore but their percentage is around 15%. Take for example their representation in IAS, IPS, Army, Judiciary, Parliament etc and other Constitutional Institutes and Private and Public firms. The statistics will be an eye opener to you. Then probably you might understand how they are minority in true sense, but of course they don't need your pity.

trustBy: Suresh Iyer | 08-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward Dear Guru,the whole policy is one of trust.Their allegience to faith is more than nationalism.So people have been cynnical about them.There is no such problem with the sikhs since they have proved their patriotism.Even in Pvt sector people think twice before employing them.

Peoples' angerBy: KVSKumar | 08-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward Over the years the ruling parties at Centre (mainly Congress) has weakened all state institutions to suit their interests. Coupled with this is the overburdened judiciary and unreformed or rowdy-like police force the masses are in total dismay. Even bajpa dis not make any difference. In their first chance they all started the same trick of looting the nation. The people has started to show their angst in public. God save our nation.

revengeBy: daljit singh | 08-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward this is good revenge by a brave sikh.

mamdmaBy: Mad American | 16-Sep-2009 Reply | Forward revenge the presedent did nothing to u

InvestigationBy: paul | 08-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward And I would request you to enquire what the sanghi's were doing during the '84 riots,then only the full truth will come out.

conspiracy theory againBy: Ganesh | 08-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward Paul dont make a fool of yourself in a public forum.Why should sanghis be upset with the death of Indira Gandhi.For all crime investigations start with the motive for the criminal.MMS tried to sell this story about sanghis to the sikhs and met with a crushing defeat in the elections in delhi.

what is it?By: ashish goel | 08-Apr-2009 Reply | Forward does throwing shoes on your representatives qualify the right to expression or does it make any point other than being headlined for a day or two?

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